Milwaukie police are asking for the public's help in finding a 51-year-old woman missing since Friday.

Tanya Elizabeth Banton has not answered her cell phone or made any contact with friends and family members, said Officer Ulli Neitch, Milwaukie Police Department spokeswoman. She said Banton is self-employed, but has not kept work-related appointments.

Neitch described Banton as 5-foot-9, about 210 pounds, with shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes.